Daily new positive cases

Total new cases by week

Average Daily new cases

This is the average daily new cases for the current week. Should the average daily new cases be above 90, then the nationwide lockdown will have to continue. On the other hand, should the average daily new cases be below 45 then the nationwide lockdown can be eased.These guidelines were provided by the South African health ministry following the presentation by the South African epidemiologist Prof. Salim Abdool Karim.

Percentage of the population tested

This is the percentage of the South African population that has already been tested for the 2019-nCov virus. The size of South African population, as at the 2019 mid-year population estimate, is about 58,78 million (Source: Statistics South Africa)

Percentage change in new tests

This is the change in the number of new tests done to date relative to the number of new tests done the previous date. This serves to gauge how fast the testing capacity is improving.

Mortality rate

This is the percentage of the positive reported cases of the novel virus (2019-nCov) who are reported to have passed away from Covid-19. That is, the reported deaths (to date) divided by the reported cases (to date) (Data source: sacoronavirus.co.za and nicd.ac.za)

Recovery rate

This is the percentage of the positive reported cases of the virus who have been reported to have recovered. That is, the reported recoveries (to date) divided by the reported cases (to date) (Data source: sacoronavirus.co.za and nicd.ac.za)

Active cases

Number of tests done (to date)

Mean age of deaths

Most underlying condition (of the deaths)

Province with the most reported cases

Province with the highest mortality rate

Province with the highest recovery rate